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Your Child’s Emotions

Strong Bonds

According to child development expert Mary Ainsworth, parents who are strongly bonded to their children share certain characteristics. When their children are infants, these parents tend to:

1. Respond more often and more quickly to their infant’s cries.

2. Guess correctly what their child needs when he cries.

3. Respond in a positive way to their child.

4. Spend more time interacting with their child.

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On This Topic
Introduction
Strong Bonds
Connect with Your Child
Acknowledging Your Child's Feelings
Negative Emotions: Do's and Don'ts
Good Emotional Role Model
Emotion Timeline


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